Based in BOSTON, MA, TRUSTEES OF THE PUBLIC LIBRARY OF THE CITY OF BOSTON operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $19.4M in revenue, $17.6M in expenses, $102.6M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 23 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $17.5M.
The Boston Public Library provides educational and cultural enrichment free to all by engaging the public through programming and active spaces, restoring and preserving our history, providing access to borrow from our vast collection of books and other material and caring for the Public's Special Collections.
How Trustees of the Public Library of the City of Boston divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
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| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $19.4M | $17.6M | $102.6M |
| 2024 | $17.8M | $16.3M | $97.9M |
| 2023 | $15.6M | $15.8M | $93.1M |
| 2022 | $14.9M | $14.5M | $89.2M |
| 2021 | $16.2M | $9.8M | $99.8M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $16.2M to $19.4M (+19%), with total assets most recently reported at $102.6M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.
